Good News Cubs Fans... Henry Rowengartner WILL Be In The Building Tonight!

If we have Rowengartner throwing out the first pitch then we NEED Bartman to be chilling in left field too right? Have Doc Brown bring a billy goat on the field and let Will Ferrell get his Harry Carey on in the booth? I would love to see this series get extended but unless the Cubs whip out EVERY superstitious juju power they have I just don’t see it happening.

Something we’ve (surprisingly) learned this postseason is 1 Daniel Murphy is equal to about 1000 Rowengartner’s and any number of goats. Murphy went yard AGAIN last night and is now passing by Beltran territory and rapidly approaching Lou Gehrig Land. Isn’t baseball wacky?

LOL @ no matter what Daniel Murphy does this postseason the Mets still won’t give him a new contract. Might be more funny that he’s taken over the King of Gotham role from Matt Harvey Dent though… who could’ve seen that coming?

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Jacob deGrom continues late surge for Cy Young

Last season, deGrom ($11,500) ran away with the National League Cy Young. He had a historic season and his 1.70 ERA was one of the best marks in the history of the league. That kind of performance is tough to replicate, but he's been on the mark since the All-Star break. He has a sub 2.00 ERA in the second half of the season and has allowed two or fewer earned runs in 11 of his 13 starts. Tonight's performance was one of his best of the year. Pitching against the Dodgers, the best team in the National League, deGrom worked seven shutout innings and tallied eight strikeouts. He finished with 29.35 DKFP and could be on his way to back to back Cy Young Awards.

Eduardo Rodriguez strikes out 12 in pitchers' duel

Rodriguez ($10,300) went back-and-forth dueling with Aaron Nola ($9,500) tonight. Both allowed just a single run and the game came down to the bullpens. Neither starter got a decision although Rodriguez had the edge in the department we care about, fantasy points. The dozen strikeouts for E-Rod are a season-high and he scored 33.4 DKFP even though he didn't get the win bonus. On the other side of the game, Nola was no slouch. He pitched seven innings, striking out nine batters against a potent Boston offense and scored 27.55 DKFP. The lose for Philly was costly and moves it 3.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot. The Phillies need a near-flawless finish to the season to clinch a playoff birth.

Brett Gardner homers twice as Yankees roll 13-3

The Yankees continue to slug their way to the postseason and homered five times on their way to a 13-3 rout in Toronto. Gardner ($4,100; 39 DKFP) was the only player with multiple home runs, going 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI. Luke Voit ($4,600; 29 DKFP) went 2-for-3 with a home run, Gleyber Torres ($4,800; 20 DKFP) went 1-for-3 with a home run, and Mike Ford ($4,100; 16 DKFP) got in on the action coming off the bench with a home run in his only at-bat. The Yankees have 20 homers in their past six games and 285 on the season. They have already broken their record for most team home runs from last season and are ahead of the Twins in a race to set the new mark.